The Order of the Cross of Takovo was a Serbian state order. History It was instituted in the Principality of Serbia in 1865 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Second Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire, which had started in Takovo, Serbia. The decree that established the Cross and Silver Medal was signed on 22 May 1865 by Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia. The Order was suppressed in 1903. Notable recipients Albert I of Belgium Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen Alexander of Battenberg Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Baudouin of Belgium Jovan Belimarković Petar Bojović Count Otto von Bray-Steinburg Vlaho Bukovac Mikhail Chernyayev Dimitrije Cincar-Marković Nićifor Dučić Dimitrije Đurić Grand Duke Dmitry Konstantinovich of Russia Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Gaston Errembault de Dudzeele (died 1929) Géza Fejérváry Franz Joseph I of Austria Frederick III, German Emperor Jevrem Grujić Iosif Gurko Wilhelm von Hahnke Paul von Hatzfeldt David Edward Hughes Sima Igumanov Paulina Irby Nikola Ivanov Joachim III of Constantinople Count Gustav Kálnoky John Mākini Kapena Gustav von Kessel Konstantin of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza Franz Kuhn von Kuhnenfeld Leopold II of Belgium Prince Leopold of Bavaria Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria Luís I of Portugal Aleksandar Mašin Charles McLaren, 1st Baron Aberconway Čedomilj Mijatović Milan I of Serbia Milan Milićević Prince Mirko of Montenegro Živojin Mišić Dumitru C. Moruzi Nicholas I of Montenegro Petar Perunović Racho Petrov Constantin Poenaru Constantin Prezan Radomir Putnik Alexander Arkadyevich Suvorov Dmitry Milyutin Eduard Totleben Fyodor Keller Fyodor Radetsky Fyodor Trepov (senior) Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1856–1929) Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia Illarion Vorontsov-Dashkov Kalākaua Konstantin von Stackelberg Mikhail Annenkov Mikhail Dragomirov Nikolai Obruchev Terty Filippov Viktor Sakharov Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria Mikhail Skobelev Leonid Solarević Stepa Stepanović Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten Dejan Subotić Eduard Taaffe, 11th Viscount Taaffe Queen Victoria Sergei Witte Pavel Zelenoy Gallery Description Elements of the decoration of the Order of the mark and the stars: Order insignia External links ORDER OF THE CROSS OF TAKOVO (Orden takovskog krsta - Орден таковског крста) The Order of the Cross of Takovo The Order of the Cross of Takovol Serbian star awards by type References Cross of Takovo Awards established in 1865 Orders, decorations, and medals of the Principality of Serbia Orders, decorations, and medals of the Kingdom of Serbia